Whittaker v. Furniture Factory Outlet Shops & Auto-Owners Insurance

TYSON, Judge.

I. Facts

Mark Whittaker (“petitioner”) acquired a 1987 Harley Davidson motorcycle (“motorcycle”) in 1994 for $12,000.00. The motorcycle was titled in his name. The motorcycle was registered with the Division of Motor Vehicles and driven on the public roads and highways until on or about Christmas Day of 1996. Petitioner’s wife gave him a new Harley Davidson motorcycle for Christmas. After Christmas 1996, petitioner did not operate the 1987 motorcycle on the road and allowed the registration to expire in 1997. Registration for the motorcycle was never renewed. Instead, petitioner…